Nuuk is fairly remote, but it's literally the capital and I've heard it's developing nicely.
Imagine moving much farther north to Illorsuit, it was literally abandoned a few years ago.
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Idk about greenland but in faroe and iceland a surprising amount of people are moving in because its a very calm place. The birth rate is also good(at least on iceland, idk about faroe) so the population is actually growing pretty steadily.
It won't be calm for long with all those toddlers running around, climbing things and getting into a ruckus
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These kinds of places can look idyllic until it’s 5:30pm on a Friday and the only place to get a drink closed half an hour and the streets are all empty. Then they start to feel pretty boring.
I think you need to look up Nuuk.
It's small, but it's still the capital of Greenland. It has like 6 bars and several are open before 17:30 and well into the night on Fridays.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/XsBiTGU5qMxJzzCb8?g_st=ac
Also, anon is delisional if he thinks Nuuk has no politics. I'd imagine they even argue about Trump. I know rural Norwegians do.
Especially considering the fact that Trump seems interested in dissolving NATO.
City dweller reviewing a small town lol
Peace and quiet is not a minus. Peace and quiet is exactly the point of those places. If I wanted night clubs and people on the streets, I'd live in a city.
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That has been pretty much my life lately here in Ottawa. I'll take boring any day over busy, overcrowded cities.
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We went on holiday in Iceland, the place where we slept one night had the nearest gas station 160 km away, the nearest grocery store at more than 300 km. I loved it for a few weeks, but I would not move there.
Better not forget the eggs.
There are plenty of small towns away from the world that aren't in Greenland 😅. I get the sentiment but Nuuk is total overkill if anon is just looking for a peaceful small town
total overkill
One might consider it the nuuklear option
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"Nuuk-u-lar"! It's pronounced "Nuuk-u-lar"!
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Suicide rates in Greenland are among the highest on the planet. It may seem idyllic but it's apparently crushingly lonely and oppressive.
seasonal affective depression... if you are going to move somewhere remote, move into a desert or rainforest (i.e. near the equator), not places like Canada, Alaska, Siberia, or indeed Greenland
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Not with that attitude Anon won't.
Facts. Picking your ass up and moving to a country, even without knowing the language and little money is possible. You just have to make a lot of trade-offs for it to happen.
Source: I did it
It's a lot harder if you have a family.
It's definitely something I wanna do (I live in the states) but it's also definitely something I'm deathly afraid of. Always thought Ireland would be nice since I'm a fan of cooler weather and they mostly speak English already (thanks Britain), though it looks like Irish is starting to become more common again.
Often the best opportunities in life are the scariest
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